A former world champion scheduled to fight at the Ford Center at The Star is facing a pending felony assault charge for an incident reportedly involving a woman.

Sergey Kovalev was charged in Aug. 2018 with assault likely to cause great bodily injury, according to California court records. Kovalev's rematch with Eleider Alvarez for the WBO's light heavyweight belt is scheduled to headline the Feb. 2 card in Frisco. A spokesperson for Top Rank Promotions, the company marketing the event, is slated to continue as planned..

According to San Bernardino County court records, Kovalev (32-3-1, 28 KOs) was arrested June 9, roughly two months before he fought Alvarez in Atlantic City, N.J. Alvarez (24-0, 12 KOs) knocked the champion out in the seventh round to win the WBO belt. It was Kovalev's third loss in five fights and the second knockout defeat of his career.

In August, Kovalev was arraigned. He pleaded not guilty to the charge punishable up to four years in prison. He's scheduled to return to court in March for a preliminary hearing.

The Russian who fights out of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., was once one of boxing's top pound-for-pound attractions.

From 2013-16, Kovalev held at least one title belt in the sport's 175-pound division. He held three of the four major belts before he suffered a controversial loss to Andre Ward in Nov. 2016.